The Weekly 1.21⚡(EVI News #32) - Revel's Mission Shift. Pilot Hits 200. Late NEVI Guidance Surfaces. Greenlane + Windrose I-10 HDEV Plan.

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A flurry of news this week, as Ford unveils its next all-electric initiative, Revel reimagines its business model around charging the electric vehicles of others, and Pilot-Flying J hits its original goal for offering fast charging across the United States.

The news of the NEVI program’s revitalized momentum also continues, with overdue FHWA guidance revisions finally offered to states, albeit grudgingly and months late.

Charging itinerary identified, here’s your weekly run through EV infrastructure developments across North America ⤵️

📢 Revel Exits Rideshare to Focus on Fast Charging

News - NYC-based EV rideshare operator Revel confirmed that it will exit the competitive sector, dominated by Uber/Lyft and with autonomous services like Waymo and Tesla’s Robotaxi on the horizon. Revel will instead refocus its expansion on EV fast charging infrastructure.

Numbers - 100 stalls across six sites, one in San Francisco and the rest in New York City. At the height of its rideshare offering, Revel operated a fleet of more than 500 EVs in the NY/NJ area, making it the first all-electric rideshare service in the United States.

Nuance - Revel’s refocused efforts could be a welcome catalyst for Kempower, whose hardware has been deployed at Revel’s most recent hubs, at JFK airport in New York City and San Francisco’s Mission District. With Alpitronic winning the lion’s share of contracts with rising networks (IONNA, Walmart Energy, Mercedes-Benz, to name just a few), Revel’s focus on urban fast charging offers an ideal proving ground for Kempower’s small footprint dispensers and the granular power delivery of the company’s Satellite system.

Next Up - As we reported way back in edition 6, Revel secured $60M from the New York Green Bank to develop more public EV charging in NYC. 267 new charging stalls across nine sites are due by 2027. We can now expect to see Revel accelerate its efforts in new markets, as other new players ramp up interest in locations with high EV adoption.

🔍 Charging Vendor Spotlight: Pilot-Flying J

News - Pilot-Flying J hit a milestone that it first targeted back in 2023 when the first charging stations were installed, hitting 200 locations with its three additions this week.

Numbers - 200 DC charging stations across 36 states, with just under half of those providing a canopy for Pilot’s EV-driving visitors. All sites use Delta Electronics hardware at up to 350kW, with a handful of locations also offering a 100kW option.

Nuance - The original target for reaching 200 stations was the end of 2024, so summer 2025 marks an impressive effort given the fluctuations in the North American EV charging market over the past 12 months. While almost all of P-FJ’s locations to date feature two dispensers with four ports, an additional dispenser at the Wildwood, FL site could indicate P-FJ looking at larger builds for the next phase of expansion.

Next Up - Following the initial 200 locations, Pilot-Flying J will build out EV charging across more than half of its 800+ US locations. A target of 500 stations is the next number to watch. Individual locations and new states will now become the focus, with a location in underserved West Virginia eagerly anticipated, for example.

🔌AC/DC: Epic Charging Recovers Chicago Condo Chargers Abandoned by Enel X

News: Epic Charging provided positive news to EV driving residents of a high-profile condo complex on Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive, completing one of the largest retrofits to date of destination charging left behind by Enel X last year.

Numbers: 148 EV chargers are back in action thanks to the work of the Epic Charging team, providing dedicated AC charging stalls for more than one-quarter of the complex’s residents.

Nuance: Enel X exited the North American market in late 2024, leaving hundreds of thousands of mostly AC charge locations, public and private, in limbo. Companies like Epic Charging (and many counterparts) then raced to pick up the pieces, devising migration plans for customers with temporarily stranded assets and reinforcing the need for due diligence when selecting truly OCPP-compliant charging solutions.

Next Up: Illinois has a target of one million electric vehicles registered by 2030. Adding new destination charging stations is critical to making this happen, especially in densely packed urban environments like Chicago. Right behind that priority must be maintaining and upgrading existing infrastructure, as in this example, to ensure a smooth experience for existing EV drivers, and to remove infrastructure concerns of prospective owners.

🛣️ On the Road: This Week in DCFC

News - Something of a midsummer slump for non-Tesla DC deployments in North America this week, as new additions and energized locations fail to keep up with the prevailing headlines around expansion and improving reliability.

Numbers - 173 DC charging ports at 34 charging locations in 21 states and provinces added to AFDC this week. As we can see from the first bullet below, Tesla almost matched this new port count all on its own, but has not yet added these Superchargers to AFDC.

Notable New Stations + AFDC Additions:

🔴 Tesla opened Supercharger locations across 8 states and 1 province this week, adding more than 156 new ports to the charging map in the US and Canada. In particular, 24 new stalls on Long Island (Commack, NY) arrive just a week after Rivian’s latest Charging Outpost serving the Hamptons. The distinction between the two all-electric automakers and their charging network is clear, as Rivian delivers exceptional amenities while Tesla focuses on sheer stall count and station coverage.

 📶 Spotlight vendor Pilot-Flying J added three new locations this week, in Fargo, ND, Pearl, MS, and Wildwood, FL. The latter is notable due to its deployment of three dispensers serving six stalls, where most P-FJ locations have two units/four stalls.

🟢 Electrify America had another positive week, celebrating the Santa Monica hub that we identified last week and adding 22 stalls at three other locations. A 10-stall site in Manteca, CA is the largest of the three, as two six-stall stations are added in New Jersey and Maryland, respectively. The latter is located at a Royal Farms convenience store, aligning with EA’s latest partnership with a fueling brand which will bring 55 new fast charging stalls to Royal Farms sites in Maryland.

⭐ IONNA continues to add to its collection of Texas Rechargeries with another activation in Grand Prairie. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because the network’s Grand Prairie North Rechargery opened a little over a month ago. Another site in Grand Prairie South was under construction at the time and now joins its sister site in actively charging EVs.

🍁 Circuit électrique opened up two new stations at BRCC locations in Quebec. Further east, Nova Scotia Power celebrated the opening of its latest station in Masstown, NS, with a Classic Cars night. Looks like a fun way to wile away a charging session!

⚡ Optimus Energy activated four new ChargePoint dispensers in Eufaula, AL, with a nod to both the past and future of EV ports in North America. CCS1 is present for half the stalls, while three NACS/J3400 handles offer another step towards the new standard, and a sole CHAdeMO handle keeps older EVs on the road in an underserved part of Alabama.

⚫ Blink Charging set the foundations in place for Chicago’s “Power Up Plaza”, which plans to be a full charging hub experience with restrooms, seating, and dining in 2026. The site energized this week is a more stripped-down experience but does offer an impressive 16 ports, making it comfortably Blink’s second-largest charging site in the US.

✔️ ChargeSmart EV added two new stations in the Northeast, one serving a Ford dealership in Rochester, NY, and another with an impressive ten DCFC stalls at the Fairfield Inn in Tewksbury, MA.

To see how and where the leading charging vendors are expanding, check out The Network Architect Channel on YouTube for weekly DCFC updates.

📝 In the Pipeline - New Sites Planned/Permitted

🚧 Construction is progressing at Tesla Supercharger sites in El Paso, TX and the first IONNA location in New Mexico (Belen, NM). Follow Jacob Espinoza (MrArtiePenguin on X) for detailed site updates and video coverage of key charging locations across the desert Southwest.

🚨 IONNA also has permits in place for Byram Township, NJ, Wilsonville, OR, and Willows, CA (at longstanding EV community favorite, Black Bear Diner - bon appétit, Eric! 🍽️😋). And thank you, as always, to AlejandroEV66 for this latest permitting info.

🔶 A new Rivian Adventure Network station is planned for Brewer, Maine, which would mark the first universal fast-charging location above 150kW this far up I-95. In another interesting development, rough transition times for adding native NACS/J3400 were provided by RAN Director Sara Eslinger in this illuminating interview with the RivianTrackr channel. TL;DR: A few dozen sites will get NACS handles this year, with a much quicker acceleration expected in 2026.

🔴 New US Tesla stations are confirmed in permitting by MarcoRP1, with Superchargers slated for Germantown, WI, Bensalem, PA, and Charlottesville, VA.

💲DCFC Pricing: Summer Rates Remain Steady in August

News - The spike of DC charging prices observed from June to July 2025 remains in place, as the national average of our EV Charging Price Index (EVCPI) stays one cent per kWh above its spring average. West Coast rates continue at index highs, while the Southeast remains the most affordable market in which to fast charge, but still sees rising prices.

Numbers - $0.54 per kWh across our 350+ sample sites, with the average dropping to $0.50 per kWh when time-of-use (TOU) rates at the lowest off-peak prices are factored in.

Nuance - Prices for fast charging remain higher for the summer months, as the peak travel period and rising utility rates in some parts of the country squeeze the operating costs of charging vendors. As summer comes to a close and we shift to an expanded index, comprising sites from new players and tracking individual pricing strategies more closely, watch for DCFC rates to rebalance heading into September.

Next Up - Our refreshed index launches next week, with more stations, charging vendors, and deeper analysis of pricing trends now that we have a full year of data banked. If you didn’t catch this news last week, use the links below to share whether or not a separate pricing update email would be valuable to you 👇

📊 Data Dive: As NEVI Reboots, What Progress Has Been Made?

As we shared recently, the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program passed 100 open stations and gained fresh impetus from legal action undertaken by 16 states and the District of Columbia.

This data dive focuses on where the program stands today, as the successful lawsuit and updated guidance from the FHWA appear to give NEVI the green light to continue building…at least in states that are interested in doing so.

📍 106 NEVI-funded sites are open in 17 states, with one (RI) fully built out. Funding attributable to these sites is a little under $70M.

💰 The average site award for the stations energized to date stands at around $678,000. On the low end, Kwik Trip, Rocky Mountain Power, and Tesla are all coming in with the smallest funding requests, with most of their site awards under $450,000. On the high end, sites in remote Hawai’i have stretched their awards into millions of dollars.

🥇 Ohio continues to lead the NEVI activations by state, with 19 sites open so far. However, the Buckeye State has activated no new stations since the new administration took office and has none reported under construction at this time. Meanwhile, neighboring Pennsylvania has opened 13 sites in 2025, adding to its existing five and leaving PA only one behind Ohio, with several locations under construction.

⚖️ Although Francis Energy is the clear leader of NEVI awards by any metric, Tesla and Love’s occupy either second or third spot, depending on what’s measured. By number of sites awarded or ports deployed, Tesla comfortably occupies second place. By dollars awarded, however, Love’s takes second place at $54M, while Tesla’s more cost-effective installations put it in third with $33M. In the top spot, Francis has almost $100M in awards.

⚡Back with the operational sites, Pilot-Flying J has activated 25% of all stations. Francis Energy is second, with 16%, with Tesla and EVolve New York/Electrify America tied for third with 13% each.

📶 If all awarded sites to date are successfully built, the NEVI program will be close to breaking the 1,000 station mark and will have deployed fast charging in 38 states. This would only represent around 13% of NEVI funding allocated to all states over five years.

🔮 Extrapolated over five years of funding at the current average site award of $678,000, the program would deploy a little more than 6,000 fast-charging stations.

Although little is certain for electric vehicles in the current climate, all of the current signs for the resumption of NEVI are positive. As touched upon in my video segment below with Walter Schulze, filmed for the OoS Bits channel, at least 1,000 known locations across the US now have the green light.

While still a drop in the ocean compared to the tens of thousands projected by private sector investment, the promise of NEVI to fill gaps and catalyze wider network builds is alive again.

🚛 Fleet Focus: Windrose + Greenlane Team Up for I-10 HDEV Corridor to Arizona

News - Commercial ZEV infrastructure company Greenlane is partnering with HDEV manufacturer Windrose Technology to create an I-10 charging corridor, connecting Los Angeles, CA to Phoenix, AZ for their electric fleet customers.

Numbers - 289 miles. That’s the distance that Windrose electric trucks covered during validation runs between L.A. and Phoenix. Load details are, of course, critical in the commercial haulage space. According to CEO Wen Han, Windrose achieved this distance with a gross combined weight rating of 74,420 along for the journey. Better yet, 12% of the pack remained, so 300+ miles on a single charge appears realistic.

Nuance - The HDEV corridors beginning to grow out of Southern California represent the roots of commercial heavy-duty fleet electrification. Moving goods from the busiest port and leading EV market in North America to points inland is the next step on the road to decarbonizing long-distance haulage.

Next Up - Greenlane’s flagship charging hub in Colton, CA will act as the launch pad for the new corridor, which will also include upcoming charging sites in Blythe, CA and a location in the Greater Phoenix metro area. This is the second corridor Greenlane is developing, as the first from L.A. to Las Vegas, NV continues to take shape.

🎧 For Your Listening Pleasure

In every edition, we recommend one of the best listens on electrification, energy, or something similarly EV-related. This week, we hop across the Atlantic Ocean once again to get an alternative take on home EV charging from the EV Musings podcast.

🎧 EV Home Charging: The True Costs | EV Musings w/ Gary Comerford 🏠

With the majority of electric vehicle charging happening at home, it’s often taken as a given that home charging rates are much cheaper than public charging and liquid fueling options. While that is often the case, I know from various use cases in Massachusetts that everything comes down to your local utility rate, the flexibility you have to use various public charging options, and how often you’re forced to use fast charging.

This podcast explains the situation in one of western Europe’s more mature EV markets. I haven’t seen anyone cover the various cases for the United States or Canada yet, so perhaps you’ll see that from Plug & Play EV later this year. In the meantime, EV Musings makes for a great listen and exposure to another market.

🔋💯 Topping Off…

Here’s a selection of news items we couldn’t squeeze into other sections, followed by select EVI incentive program updates we think you’ll want to know about:

JD Power 2025 EV customer survey shows charging success rates improving 

Electrify America and Royal Farms announce Maryland DCFC partnership

EVgo receives corporate recognition from Newsweek’s 2025 awards

Nova Scotia’s CHARGED program is accepting applications for up to 50% of funding for L2 and DC fast charging projects

The City of Lodi, CA issued an RFP for assistance expanding DCFC via public-private partnership (deadline August 22nd, 2025)

California’s FCCP incentives program is open for applications (deadline: 10/29/25)

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See you next week ⚡

Cheers,

Steve / Plug & Play EV

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